FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEST. CATHARINE COLLEGE SPORTS INFORMATIONWednesday, January 13, 2016

SOFTBALL PICKED FOURTH IN MSC PRESEASON COACHES' POLL

St. Catharine, Ky. --
The St. Catharine College softball team was picked to finish tied for
fourth in the Mid-South Conference, according to the Preseason Coaches’ Poll
released by conference officials on Wednesday.

Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) – who was the NAIA National Tournament runner-up
and the defending MSC tournament champion – has been chosen as the favorite
with 47 voting points and five of the eight first-place votes.

Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.

Defending regular season champion Campbellsville (Ky.) is
tabbed to finish second. The Tigers finished with 45 voting points while picking
up the remaining three first-place votes. Georgetown (Ky.) rounds out the top
three with 36 voting points.

Tied with St. Catharine in fourth place is Pikeville (Ky.).
Both teams picked up 24 voting points. Cumberland (Tenn.) picked up 22 voting
points in sixth place, while Cumberlands (Ky.) and Shawnee State (Ohio) round
out the poll with 15 and 11 points, respectively.

St. Catharine will begin their season on February 12th and
13th when they travel to Pulaski, Tennessee for the Martin Methodist College
Meltdown. Their home opener is set for February 19th when they take on Purdue
University Calumet (Ind.) at Salt River Electric Field with first pitch set for
1 p.m. ET.